SASKCULTURE 2018-2019 A Year in Review TABLE OF Contents

Message from the President ...... 3 Message from the CEO ...... 4 SaskCulture Staff ...... 6 SaskCulture Mission, Vision and Values ...... 7

STRATEGIC PRIORITY ONE 1 Increased Community Engagement Cultural Partnership Focused on Sustaining Languages ...... 8 Chief Poundmaker Museum: Source of Pride and Heart of Community ...... 10 Culture Days: Creating the Platform to Share Cultures and Engage with Communities . 12

STRATEGIC PRIORITY TWO 2 Improved Access Through Inclusivity Beading Program Re-Connects Students to their Culture and Traditions ...... 14 Nikaniwin: Youth Leaders Bring Arts and Culture Opportunity to Community ...... 16 Members' Interest in Inclusiveness On the Rise, Survey Says ...... 17 Conversation Series Shed More Light on Handling Racism ...... 18 Orchestras are for Everybody: SOA Moves Forward with Diversity Plans ...... 19

STRATEGIC PRIORITY THREE 3 Nurturing Learning and Innovation SaskCulture’s Online Community Continues to Grow ...... 21 SaskCulture Staff Focus on Cultural Competencies ...... 21 Nonprofit Lifecycles: Breathing New Life into Cultural Organizations ...... 22

SaskCulture Financials ...... 25 Boards & Committees ...... 26

Culture Section of the Saskatchewan Lotteries Trust Fund for Sport, Culture and Recreation ...... 27

ON THE COVER: Participants celebrate Culture Days. Photos by Shawn Fulton and Kevin Hogarth. Traditional dancers during the Chief Poundmaker museum art show held this year. Photo by Busayo Osobade. Student at Albert Community School learn traditional beading at a Dream Broker Program. Photo by Kristin MacPherson.

2 SASKCULTURE A YEAR IN REVIEW 2018-2019 MESSAGE FROM THE President

ast year, SaskCulture celebrated its 20th anniversary. programming, impact and strategic planning without the angst of Leading up to that milestone, there was much to celebrate. worrying about next years' funding. L Now that we have had the opportunity to reflect on past Another focus of the board this past year has been maximizing and successes, we are ready to move forward and to plan for the future leveraging lottery dollars through partnerships. Partnerships enable to ensure optimal reach, impact, relevancy and inclusion. organizations to maximize their respective strengths and resources Part of looking forward required SaskCulture to revisit its thereby creating efficiencies within the system, but also contribute Constitution along with its Mission and Values. After months of to greater advancement in areas of diversity and inclusion. deliberation and consultation with the community, SaskCulture is To strengthen and support culture in Saskatchewan, SaskCulture proposing changes to its Constitution this year to reflect, among continues to provide its member organizations with programming other things, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Principles to support their continued growth and relevancy. Such examples of Reconciliation and Calls to Action. These changes show include diversity training, policy governance training, grant commitment to the cultural community and SaskCulture’s workshops and the Lifecycles pilot project. This is done to ensure members. The Board was pleased by the positive feedback our respective organizations can thrive so we can effectively serve received during the membership consultation sessions and is the people of Saskatchewan. SaskCulture, and its staff are here to hopeful that these changes will be passed at this year's Annual assist, as your collective success is our success! General Meeting. Finally, on behalf of the Board, I want to say a huge thank you to This year, we were also extremely pleased to sign, along with our SaskCulture's CEO and staff whose commitment, vision and hard partners at Sask Sport and the Saskatchewan Parks and Recreation work has made this past year a success. I also want to personally Association, a new, five-year Lottery Licence Agreement with the thank Adrian Halter who, after serving for six years including a term Government of Saskatchewan, which guarantees eligible sport, as Vice President, will be leaving the board this year. He, along with culture and recreation organizations will continue to receive and the current board members, have dedicated many years and benefit from Saskatchewan Lotteries proceeds for the next five years. considerable amounts of time to SaskCulture, and the people of Thanks to this funding, residents benefit from a wide range of cultural Saskatchewan are better for it. Thank you. programming and services that foster the growth of inclusive and engaged communities that contribute to individual well-being, Sincerely, community pride and overall quality of life throughout the province. Our system of funding in Saskatchewan is truly unique in Canada as the stability it affords allows all non-profit groups to focus on James Rose

Lauren Stead Joanne McDonald Sekwun Ahenakew Gwen Machnee Adrian Halter

James Rose Sheryl Kimbley Calvin Racette Pratyush Das Nicole Matsalla

SASKCULTURE A YEAR IN REVIEW 2018-2019 3 MESSAGE FROM THE CEO

organizations. The latest agreement felt like it required the least amount of effort thanks to the positive working relationship among the three global organizations and the Ministry of Parks, Culture and Sport. I commend the Ministry staff for their understanding of the lottery system and their commitment to its continued support. Over the years, there have been many different staff teams working on these agreements who have got us to where we are today. I want to note the efforts and expertise of Jim Burnett for the leadership that he provided to the lottery system while he was CEO of Sask Sport. His knowledge and expertise were instrumental in building the lottery system that the community benefits from today. Two years ago, Jim turned the reins of Sask Sport over to Kevin Gilroy, who has carried on in a similar manner. SPRA also saw a leadership change last year when Norm Campbell retired and Todd Schaefer seamlessly took over as CEO. Staff leadership will change, n preparing to write my message for the Annual Report I must but when a system has a vital role to play, and a strong history of be cognizant of what’s been said in previous years. And, when working together, the work will continue. Even though I was the Iyou’ve held a position for 21 years that means there’s a lot of only returning CEO for this round of lottery negotiations, I took a previous annual reports. SaskCulture is now in its 21st year and I much more ‘hands-off’ role and other SaskCulture staff handled the am moving toward what will be my final two years as CEO. Given majority of the lottery negotiations work, which helped build that, I wanted to take this opportunity to write about something that capacity for the future. is very important to SaskCulture’s future success as well as the many programs and services it supports through the Culture Section of Saskatchewan Lotteries Trust Fund for Sport, Culture "SaskCulture appreciates that the and Recreation. Government of Saskatchewan recognizes SaskCulture, along with our lottery partners - Sask Sport Inc. and the Saskatchewan Parks and Recreation Association (SPRA) - were the important work being done by the sport, very fortunate to sign another five-year lottery agreement with the culture and recreation community towards Government of Saskatchewan on January 30, 2019 with the the quality of life in Saskatchewan." licence fee of 3.75 per cent, the same as the previous one. At that

rate, government does not get a huge amount of revenue from - ROSE GILKS lottery proceeds; it could have increased that licence fee and received more revenue for the provincial coffers. SaskCulture appreciates that the Government of Saskatchewan recognizes the important work being done by the sport, culture and recreation community towards the quality of life in Saskatchewan. That support, regardless of the party in power, has been in place since 1974. It has been tested a few times, but it has never wavered. I have been through eight lottery agreements now, varying in length from three to five years, all requiring a tremendous amount of work by the staff of the three global organizations (Sask Sport, SaskCulture, SPRA), as well as a significant amount of time and varying levels of engagement by the boards of directors of these

4 SASKCULTURE A YEAR IN REVIEW 2018-2019 SaskCulture and its lottery partners must ensure that the principles within the lottery agreement are adhered to in their various funding programs and the most significant principle to be addressed moving forward is that of accessibility. Addressing accessibility has led to increased conversations about diversity in recent years. Grant recipients can no longer expect to receive extra money to reach out to diverse populations; the expectation is that diversity initiatives are now part of ongoing funding. Saskatchewan’s demographics have changed over the past ten to 15 years, and funded programs and activities must show that they are reaching that diverse population. As I conclude my annual report message, I have three final observations: • Thank you to SaskCulture staff (past and present) for their excellent work in pulling together the various lottery submissions prepared as part of lottery negotiations. This work is done by a variety of staff and they always do an excellent job. Not only do they work as part of the SaskCulture team (including its volunteer Board), but they also work in partnerships with the other global organizations (and their volunteer Boards), and then, ultimately, with the staff from the Ministry of Parks, Culture and Sport. • A very special thank-you to the Saskatchewan Indigenous Cultural Centre (SICC) and its staff for the partnership with SaskCulture in the design and implementation of the Aboriginal Languages Initiative (ALI) Program. SaskCulture is truly honoured to be part of this important work. • I continue to stand by my Annual Report message from two years ago in which I stated that “I want to ensure that the work that I do, and that SaskCulture does, contributes to a better future for Indigenous peoples and society as a whole.” Finally, thank you to the wonderful staff and volunteers at SaskCulture, our lottery partners – Sask Sport and SPRA - and you, the members. I also want to thank the many key stakeholders that work with, and contribute to, SaskCulture’s success, including the Government of Saskatchewan and its staff within the Ministry of Parks, Culture and Sport for their support of the lottery delivery system. It is a system built on a volunteer network that makes peer decisions on how the money is best spent, and it is unique to Saskatchewan. It’s a system worth celebrating because it’s one that has been driven by community for 35 years.

Respectfully submitted

PREVIOUS PAGE: SaskCulture's Volunteers and Staff celebrate 20th anniversary at last year's Annual General Meeting. SaskCulture Dominga Robinson provides information at the SICC Language Rose Gilks, CEO Keepers Conference. Photo by Shelley Fayant. ABOVE: Participants celebrate Culture Days in Saskatchewan. Photos by Kevin Hogarth.

SASKCULTURE A YEAR IN REVIEW 2018-2019 5 SASKCULTURE 2018-2019 Staff

Dean Kush Christie McCulloch Angie Sawatzky Alejandra Coronel Shawn Bauche Dominga Robinson Shelley Fayant Dennis Garreck

Diane Ell Catherine Folstad Paul Gingras Rose Gilks Lorelie DeRoose

Sara Carpenado Nichole Williams Gloria Walsh Shaunna Grandish Busayo Osobade Damon Badger Heit

Shanique Seymour (Term position until Dec. 2018)

6 SASKCULTURE A YEAR IN REVIEW 2018-2019 Saskatchewan has a vision of a Culturally Vibrant Saskatchewan

SASKCULTURE Mission: SaskCulture represents the cultural community as a whole and assists the cultural community in its endeavours to develop and promote the cultural life of the province.

SASKCULTURE Vision: A Culturally Vibrant Saskatchewan ... • With a strong, thriving, cohesive cultural community; • Where people value and support culture; and • Where people’s lives are strengthened and enriched through participation in diverse cultural experiences.

SASKCULTURE Values: • The diversity of the cultural community and its ability to provide a wide range of cultural experiences to the people of Saskatchewan; • Accessibility, inclusiveness, equal opportunity and democratic processes; • The diversity of the people of Saskatchewan; • Cooperation and partnership between cultural organizations, and both the public and private sectors; • The involvement and contributions of volunteers and cultural workers; • Transparent and accountable funding adjudication .

n mechanisms; and o t l u F

n • Effectiveness and efficiency in programs and services w a h

S both within organizations and across the cultural

y b

o community. t o h P

SASKCULTURE A YEAR IN REVIEW 2018-2019 7 STRATEGIC PRIORITY ONE Increased Community 1Engagement

Cultural Partnership Focused on Sustaining Languages

he new partnership between the Saskatchewan Indigenous Cultural Centre (SICC) and SaskCulture helped deliver nearly T one million dollars in funding to language revitalization projects in the province this past year. In 2017, SICC became the third-party funder in Saskatchewan for the Aboriginal Languages Initiative (ALI) through Canadian Heritage. The ALI funding is aimed at supporting projects that maintain, revitalize and promote First Nations languages. After working together on the Respect and Resilience: Canada 150 and Beyond initiative, SICC approached SaskCulture to partner on the delivery of the ALI program. “SICC recognized that precious time would be lost getting the funds out to First Nations communities and organizations if they had to build the internal capacity to do so, while continuing its important work on the implementation of the Indigenous Languages Act, at the federal level," explains Damon Badger Heit, SaskCulture Outreach Consultant and Aboriginal Languages Initiative Fund Program Coordinator. A partnership agreement was signed in January 2018 and work began immediately to determine how best to pool both organizations’ respective areas of expertise, resources and infrastructure to ensure everything was in place to hit the ground running once the ALI funds were available. “It was clear from the onset that SICC’s strong connection to First Nations communities and organizations in the province was a huge advantage in terms of reaching the right people with information community is now being conducted by people with knowledge of about this funding,” Badger Heit says. “SaskCulture brought on the applicant communities, and the distinct needs and languages in established grant development and implementation process, along this part of the country.” Through this partnership, SICC and with our Online Grant Platform, (OGP), to the table and from there, we SaskCulture are able to provide enhanced services to First Nations just got to work getting the pieces in place to make sure we were communities that historically would have had to work with officers ready to get the funds out to the communities as quickly as possible.” in Ottawa to navigate these funding processes. By the time Canadian Heritage handed over the applications for Taking on a federal program was no small feat. It meant that for the 2018-2019, the partners were ready to implement assessment first ALI intake, SaskCulture had to go back to its roots and administer processes and orient Indigenous Elders and cultural workers to a robust funding program, using only hard copy applications without allocate funding using the Indigenous-focused framework and the support of its OGP, which is used for all of its other funding cultural knowledge they were bringing to the process. programs. It also meant several new processes had to be developed “While the grant remains the same,” says Badger Heit, “the including administrative, outreach and communication tools. assessment, evaluation and communications between funder and

8 SASKCULTURE A YEAR IN REVIEW 2018-2019 “The strength of this partnership and the unique abilities of SICC and SaskCultur e staff has resulted in a dramatic uptake in 2019-2020, compared to previous years of ALI funding.”

- DAMON BADGER HEIT

Over the course of 2019, SICC and SaskCulture developed the ALI creation of a grant program. It has been very rewarding to contribute Adjudication Orientation Manual, the ALI Applicants Handbook, two to this important work.” Saskatchewan is currently the only province webinar tutorials to support funding recipients, combined outreach that can offer the ALI program online. and ALI workshops at the SICC Language Keepers Conference, the “The strength of this partnership and the unique abilities of SICC and development of reporting/monitoring tools, as well as the SaskCulture staff has resulted in a dramatic uptake in 2019-2020, monumental task of rebuilding and launching ALI online in compared to previous years of ALI funding,” Badger Heit says. “We SaskCulture’s OGP for use by all future applicants to the program in look forward to the continued success of this program for the benefit Saskatchewan. of First Nations languages in the province.” SaskCulture Grants Administrator Catherine Folstad was instrumental in moving ALI into the OGP. She says “this really is a unique On January 25, 2018, Wanda Wilson, Saskatchewan Indigenous Cultural Centre (SICC) president partnership in which SaskCulture is able to bring its knowledge and and Rose Gilks, SaskCulture CEO signed a new partnership agreement to deliver funding from the Government of Canada's Aboriginal Languages Initiative. expertise in funding processes, and SICC is able to bring its vast ABOVE: Damon Badger Heit of SaskCulture and Garry Anaquod of SICC meet with potential ALI knowledge of First Nations languages and communities towards the applicants at the SICC Language Keepers Conference. Photo by Shelley Fayant.

SASKCULTURE A YEAR IN REVIEW 2018-2019 9 STRATEGIC PRIORITY ONE Increased Community 1Engagement

Chief Poundmaker Museum: Source of Pride and Heart of Community

or a museum that has gone through many major structural changes, the Chief Poundmaker Museum is a source of pride Fas it continues to pave ways across the country, and according to Floyd Favel, museum curator, “it (the museum) has retaken its place as the heart of the community.” Among its many accomplishments, last year, the museum won the Indoor Indigenous Cultural Experience Award presented by the Indigenous Tourism Association of Canada. This year, the museum hosted a feast and an art show at the Poundmaker Cree Nation on May 1, 2019. The art show titled Poundmaker: Life, Legacy and Celebration drew hundreds of people from around the region and beyond to celebrate the life of Chief Poundmaker, the work of historian and actor Tyrone Tootoosis as well as the work of Henry Beaudry, a great grandson of Chief Poundmaker. The museum was originally opened in 1996 and was closed temporarily in the year 2003 as it functioned as the band office, after the band office had burned. Upon re-opening, it was closed once again in 2012, and remained closed due to water and structural damage. The museum was revived again in 2017. “The need to re-open the museum was due to the realization that history and culture were at the heart of our community and also that as Cree people, it is our history and culture that must be the centre from which stems governance, economic development, Celeste Tootoosis, a descendant of Chief Poundmaker and education and so on,” says Favel. traditional dancer, stresses Favel’s point. She says that the museum has given the young people an opportunity to learn about their Since its re-opening, the museum has increased the engagement history, identity and their ancestors such as Chief Poundmaker. in the community, especially with Elders getting more involved and “The past can easily be forgotten but in our culture, we don’t forget interested in sharing their knowledge of the Canadian history. about the past and the future, so when we celebrate, we eat with "In the past, the Elders felt their knowledge of oral history was not our ancestors,” she continues. “And we are all interested to share taken seriously or appreciated, but they have become more engaged our culture with others and we hope that other people will come in the ongoing correction of the Canadian history that we are making here to learn more about Chief Poundmaker.” based on oral history," he says, adding that efforts are being made to Chief Poundmaker was found guilty of treason after the Northwest bring history back to the present in order to strengthen the Resistance in 1885 but is to be exonerated by the federal community’s present situation as Cree people living in a world government from this wrongful conviction in 2019. He is widely dominated by colonialist world views. known as a peacemaker.

10 SASKCULTURE A YEAR IN REVIEW 2018-2019 “The past can easily be forgotten. In our culture, we don’t forget about the past and the future, so when we celebrate, we eat with our ancestors and we are all interested to share our culture with others.”

- CELESTE TOOTOOSIS

The museum received funding from SaskCulture’s Museum Grant Program. According to Favel, the funding helped make repairs and renovations happen, and even more. “Without SaskCulture funding, the initial impetus for our museum would not have happened,” he says, “At the beginning it felt like a Sisyphean task, almost impossible, but that little acknowledgement of the funding gave us a bit of inspiration and we were able to keep going.”

TOP LEFT: Chief Poundmaker. Photo courtesy of Chief Poundmaker Museum. ABOVE: Celeste Tootoosis, along with other traditional, fancy and, jingle and powwow dancers during the art show at the Poundmaker Cree Nation. RIGHT TOP: Beadwork from Tyrone Tootoosis' Fancy Dance Powwow Outfit. RIGHT BOTTOM: A participant at the art show fully engaged with the art on the wall at the museum. Photo by Busayo Osobade.

SASKCULTURE A YEAR IN REVIEW 2018-2019 11 STRATEGIC PRIORITY ONE Increased Community 1Engagement

Culture Days: Creating the Platform to Share Cultures and Engage with Communities

he Indian Head Museum Society’s (IHMS) Culture Days event in 2018 far exceeded anybody’s expectations. Linda Kort, TIHMS board secretary, attributes the overwhelming community response to the Métis-themed activities that included jigging lessons, a finger-weaving workshop and a traveling Métis exhibit on loan from the Swift Current Museum. The event also featured two performances of Laurier Gareau’s play The Betrayal , a fictionalized account of Gabriel Dumont’s return to Batoche as an old man. “We hoped to get at least 60 people throughout the weekend and by Sunday, we had counted more than 400 people - I was blown away,” she exclaims. The decision to highlight Métis culture grew from a strategic planning session, as well as a workshop on repatriation of Indigenous artifacts, with the Museums Association of Saskatchewan (MAS). “MAS was incredibly helpful. They helped us understand that museums shouldn’t just be collecting ‘stuff’ but that we should be gathering stories, too. It compelled us to reflect on the demographics of our community.” She continues, “We knew Indian Head was a Métis town but our museum didn’t reflect that. We knew we wanted to collect and share those stories, and that Culture Days would be the ideal opportunity to do so but we really didn’t have any way of making it happen on our own.” That’s when the museum reached out to Marg Friesen, the Métis “It went from one extreme to another,” laughs Kort. “We went from Nation - Saskatchewan (MNS), Eastern Region III representative, to worrying that nobody would come to ‘what in the world are we explore the possibility of a partnership, and the idea took root from going to do with all these people?’ Luckily the troupe could do there. They were able to bring the Indian Head Grand Theatre and another show, so we made arrangements to have two shows and it the Indian Head Stage Left Players on board. Together, they was tremendously successful!” obtained funding from SaskCulture Culture Days Funding Another highlight of the weekend involved an item that had been Assistance - Hubs program. housed in the museum for years: a chair that belonged to Gabriel Their promotion of their Culture Days event piqued much interest, Dumont. According to Kort, it had been taken from Dumont’s home including that of the local high school who notified Kort that the by a young soldier after the Battle of Fish Creek, and was eventually entire high school body would be on hand for the play. donated to the museum. Kort says the museum recognized it did

12 SASKCULTURE A YEAR IN REVIEW 2018-2019 “We knew Indian Head was a Métis town but our museum didn’t reflect that. We knew we wanted to collect and share those stories, and that Culture Days would be the ideal opportunity to do so but we really didn’t have any way of making it happen on our own.”

- LINDA KORT

An estimated not really belong to them so they decided to repatriate the chair back to the Métis Nation. She said the IHMS was surprised and 34,000 participants honoured when the MNS accepted the chair and then promptly donated it back to the museum for safekeeping. The chair is still on display at the museum and signifies the museum’s commitment to Approximately 350 activities advancing reconciliation with the Métis community. register ed in 43 Saskatchewan communities Building on the success of its Culture Days 2018 weekend, the Indian Head Museum Society is busy making plans for 2019, with support from SaskCulture’s Métis Cultural Development Fund (MCDF). 1 in 5 ev ents featur ed the “Our plan for Culture Days this year is to debut a series of videos OnBeat programming theme we are producing about different aspects of Métis culture like music and language,” says Kort. “The MCDF program made it Over possible to hire a videographer who has spent the last several school age childr en in 126 schools months conducting interviews with local Métis people. The videos 2,700 wer e engaged through LIVEArts will ultimately become a permanent part of the museum.” Cultur e Days Animateur prog ram engaged 8 new communities PREVIOUS PAGE: Gabriel Dumont's chair at the IHM. Photo by Shelley Fayant. ABOVE: All ages participated in Métis-themed activities. Photo courtesy of Linda Kort. of activities promoted 2/3 hands-on, inter activ e engagement

SASKCULTURE A YEAR IN REVIEW 2018-2019 13 STRATEGIC PRIORITY TWO Improved Access Through 2 Inclusivity

Beading Program Re-Connects Students to their Culture and Traditions

tudents from the Albert Community School in Regina are learning about the art of beading and a whole lot more, Sthanks to a beading and sewing program, coordinated through a Dream Broker program in Regina. Stacey Laing, the Dream Broker who initiated the beading and sewing activity, says the idea for the activity started after she had noticed a lack of cultural context in the programming currently offered for school-age children in the city. “My job is to connect our kids and families with things that are already existing within the community,” she says. “I create programs when I see that there is a gap in what's being offered, and beading was definitely one of them.”

14 SASKCULTURE A YEAR IN REVIEW 2018-2019 "Their parents are always shocked like ‘wow, these earrings are actually beautiful,' and that 'I didn't think my grade five kid could do something like this.’”

- STACEY LAING

Laing says some of the students are often craving to know more Creative Kids about their culture, and that the beading and sewing activity has been able to integrate First Nation stories and teaching with the artistic learnings. She explains that there has been an increase in Impact since 2010 the kids that participate in this activity. In 2018, there were about ten students registered for the program. This year, there are about 20 students who consistently come in every Monday to learn how to bead traditionally, along with the teachings, stories and history. “I think the best part is when a kid finishes the project, they always want to give it away. They say, ‘I want to give this to my mum, aunt $3,800,000 Gr anted to or kokum or whoever it is,’” she says. “When they get that moment Saskatc hew an c hildr en and youth activities since 2010 to give their hard work, it's really exciting. Their parents are always shocked like ‘wow, these earrings are actually beautiful,’ and that ‘I didn't think my grade five kid could do something like this.’” According to Laing, funding and support from Creative Kids helped 4,867 8,530 create these opportunities for students to learn more about their Facebook follo wers Applications funded heritage and culture. “It's been great to be able to partner with programs such as Creative Kids throughout the years. I have been a Dream Broker for almost seven years and without support from these programs, we wouldn't be able to do our job,” she adds. 445 Music , dance , theatr e, The Dream Broker Program started as an initiative by Sask Sport in art and cultur al instructors paid partnership with the Regina Public and Catholic School Boards. Over the years, SaskCulture has partnered with Sask Sport and the Saskatchewan Parks Recreation Association to support the program, and ensure children and youth get the chance to participate in sports, culture and recreational opportunities. 224 Saskatc hew an communities supported Students at Albert Community School learn traditional beading techniques at a Dream Broker program. Photos by Kristin MacPherson.

SASKCULTURE A YEAR IN REVIEW 2018-2019 15 STRATEGIC PRIORITY TWO Improved Access Through 2 Inclusivity

Nikaniwin: Youth Leaders Bring Arts and Culture Opportunity to Community

students in activities such as learning and improving their beading skills, visual painting and wood work, carving etc. The second camp was a Peers Helping Peers Workshop. Held at the Sandy Beach Resort Camp grounds, the camp got students involved in traditional arts and cultural practices by using the land resources to develop the art. The last camp was an Art Workshop Tour; artists were brought into the community to engage the youth in music, writing, drama, visual arts and dance. Gardiner says that funding from the Cameco Creative Kids Northern Cultural Fund (CCKNCF) boosted the school’s options in terms of getting the resources to make these activities more engaging. “A lot of the times, we would have to fundraise or beg people. So this time, with the fund, we could go that extra mile to get things done, like paying honorariums, getting people to come. It gave us an extra boost to pay for extra resources,” she says.

hen students from the Valley View Community School in Beauval, Northern Saskatchewan noticed that most youth Win the community only engage in sports activities, they decided to make plans to address the need to have more cultural opportunities. “Our youth were saying that they wanted to participate in arts and cultural activities in a leadership role. They wanted to bring arts into the community so they can engage with their families and friends,” says Gail Gardiner, leader coordinator at the school. According to Gardiner, the idea to have a youth leadership group started after she introduced the youth development model to the school and community. “People were foreign to the idea at first, they didn't realize it's their (youth) voice. Because people usually have this traditional way of thinking that adults know best, adults can run the program. They don't realize that the youth know what they want and what is needed.” She says the model and the leadership program at the school is helping the community see what the youth can do, and they are now more included in many activities happening in the community. The students involved with this project were part of the Nikaniwin group at the school, eight students from grade 12 and seven from Cameco Creative Kids Northern Cultural Fund grade 5. Nikaniwin, in Cree, means “leader.” The events, which include three camp programs, were held from TOP LEFT: Students - at the Sandy Beach Resort Camp - ready to learn how land resources could be used to develop the art. ABOVE: Students from Beauval participate in various arts June to October. Summer Art Camps were held first, engaging the and cultural activities thanks to CCKNCF. Photo courtesy of Gail Gardiner.

16 SASKCULTURE A YEAR IN REVIEW 2018-2019 MEMBERS IDENTIFIED THEIR

TO P Issues 5

% . h t r a

g 80 o H

n Sustainability i v e K

y b

o t o h P % Members' Interest in Inclusiveness 79 Access to Funding On the Rise, Truth and Reconcilia tion with % First Na tions & Métis peoples Survey Says 59

irst Nations and Métis participation, movement on Truth and Incr easing First Nations Reconciliation, and newcomer participation were among the % and Métis Participation

Ftop five issues for SaskCulture members completing the 62 2018 SaskCulture Membership survey last fall. While organizational sustainability and access to funding were top of mind, there was a definite shift by members to be more focused on % diversity and inclusiveness in their organizations. 57 Responses to the survey showed that 90 per cent of members Incr easing Newcomer Participation promoted the importance of diversity to their networks and inclusiveness training was among the top training options of interest identified by members. There was also a growing interest in the diversity resources provided by SaskCulture. Member survey responses also noted that members consider SaskCulture’s top roles to be funding, providing inclusiveness resources, community development, supporting organizational development opportunities as well as increasing access for those facing barriers. According to the survey, members have a reasonably strong awareness of SaskCulture and its programs and services and had quite high satisfaction levels with SaskCulture’s work and direction. Close to 70 per cent have a strong or good understanding of the Saskatchewan Lotteries delivery system, as well a relatively high Pr omoting awareness of various programs, such as Culture Days, Creative Kids, Annual Global Funding and the Culture Days Funding Div ersity Assistance grant. The survey, issued in October 2018, sent out a total of 244 invitations to executive directors and board presidents of of members promote SaskCulture’s 170 member organizations, receiving 106 responses % for a 43.4 per cent response rate. 90 diversity to their netw orks

SASKCULTURE A YEAR IN REVIEW 2018-2019 17 STRATEGIC PRIORITY TWO Improved Access Through 2 Inclusivity

Conversation Series: acknowledges there has been changes over the years, with several groups and institutions willing to make changes in the work that they do. Shed More Light on Pewapsconias adds that racism is more than the actions of an individual and that it is going to be a life-long journey of packing, unpacking and unlearning things picked up through experiences. Handling Racism “It is the personal approach that we pick to overcoming racism and confronting it and unlearning it and challenging narratives. Remembering that we are all human beings, and to be tough on systems, but soft on people,” she says. Kristin Enns-Kavanagh, executive director, Saskatchewan History and Folklore Society, says it is important to talk about racism in order to have a peaceful society, and to dismantle structures of power that have been around for a very long time. “We all have internalized racism. If we imagine that we don't, we get into trouble and we can end up doing things that are harmful because we are not aware of our own internal biases,” she says. The event took place at Station 20 West in Saskatoon and was also live-streamed in Regina, Yorkton, Prince Albert and Red Deer. It was recorded and can be watched on SaskCulture’s YouTube channel.

olding safe conversations about racism is hard – but possible. In 2018, SaskCulture partnered with the HMulticultural Council of Saskatchewan, Common Weal Community Arts and the Saskatchewan Writers’ Guild to host an event that focused on how to hold these kinds of conversations. The event Let’s Talk: Navigating Safe Discussions on Racism is part of a conversation series that brings together different voices in the spirit of creating dialogue about racism in the province. The first Let’s Talk , held in 2017, was about cultural appropriation. This year’s event featured two conversations: one between Sheelah "It is the personal approach that we pick to McLean and Kristen Enns-Kavanagh, and another between Janelle overcoming racism and confronting it and Pewapsconias and Zoey Roy. Both focused on how to talk about racism with colleagues, family and friends. unlearning it and challenging narratives. “Diversity and inclusion are vital to creating positive communities. Remembering that we are all human beings, and Racism is one of the biggest barriers to that unity of place,” says to be tough on systems, but soft on people.” Dominga Robinson, SaskCulture Outreach Consultant, adding that

Saskatchewan is home to so many diverse cultures and everyone - JANELLE PEWAPSCONIAS deserves to feel safe and welcome. Robinson says that SaskCulture is committed to working with its partners to hold discussions such as Let’s Talk Racism because it would challenge the ideologies that prevent unity and a positive community. TOP LEFT: Janelle Pewapsconias (left) and Zoey Roy have a conversation about racism. Janelle Pewapsconias, social innovator and spoken word poet, says ABOVE: (L-R) Dominga Robinson, Zoey Roy, Sheelah McLean, Janelle Pewapsconias, Nikita Longman, Kristen Enns-Kavanagh and Manuela Valle-Castro at the Let's Talk Racism event. the topic of racism has been evolving since she was a child but also Photo courtesy of Dominga Robinson.

18 SASKCULTURE A YEAR IN REVIEW 2018-2019 Orchestras are for Everybody: SOA Moves Forward with Diversity Plans

ast year, Saskatchewan Orchestral Association (SOA) in March 2018, which included: a presentation by launched its “Orchestras Are For Everybody” initiative, ethnomusicologist Daya Madhur, an original spoken word Lbuilding on the national declaration of IDEA= Inclusivity, performance by students from Wascana Plains School, relevant Diversity, Equity and Accessibility, as key to the orchestral musical selections from South Pacific and a public dialogue experience. Along with developing a resource kit, the SOA reached session on March 21st (the International Day for the Elimination of out to key partners to help increase dialogue and build connections Racism) and a pre-concert presentation by Daya Madhur and with diverse audiences. Together, these initiatives form the representatives from Chilean, Ugandan, and Indigenous foundation for SOA’s diversity planning. communities on March 24th. According to Elaine Kaloustian, executive director, SOA, “the “This year,” she notes, “the programming was held in association process began when the SOA initiated discussions that lead to an with the RSO concert performance and world premiere of the opera ongoing partnership with the Multicultural Council of Riel’s Heart of the North ,” held March 9, 2019. Riel’s Heart of the Saskatchewan and the Regina Symphony Orchestra to support North , by Métis poet and librettist Dr. Suzanne Steele and composer diversity initiatives.” Together, these partners planned various Neil Weisensel was dedicated to reconciliation and truth. activities in connection with the RSO presentation of South Pacific Performed in Michif, Saulteaux, English and French, it explores a

SASKCULTURE A YEAR IN REVIEW 2018-2019 19 STRATEGIC PRIORITY TWO Improved Access Through 2 Inclusivity

little-known chapter in Louis Riel’s life and focuses on the beauty and Kaloustian also points out that the SOA supports a wide range of diverse love of the homeland and its Métis people, the heart of the north. communities through its project grants to community orchestras, as The partners hosted a ‘community conversation’ held both before and, well as partnering with Saskatchewan Choral Federation, Saskatchewan for the first time ever for the RSO, on stage following the concert, Band Association, and Saskatchewan Music Educators Association on facilitated by RSO Artistic Director Gordon Gerrard, and featuring the Saskatchewan Music Alliance Summer Music Camp, held in Weisensal, Steele and Elder Rose Richardson. conjunction with the Dream Brokers programs in Regina, Saskatoon, Prince Albert, Yorkton and North Battleford. These popular summer Most recently, SOA has wanted to develop new opportunities for music camps, which receive additional support from increasing the reach of orchestral music in northern Saskatchewan. SaskCulture/Saskatchewan Lotteries and the Community Initiatives “This past year, we brought Saskatoon musician Kim de Laforest in as a Fund, are aimed at reaching a diverse mix of inner-city youth, who may keynote speaker at our AGM,” explains Kaloustian. “to share her not have access to regular music programming. experiences of engaging youth from Nunavut in learning the fiddle as part of her work with the Tusarnaarniq Sivumut Association’s Music for SaskCulture, thanks to funding from Saskatchewan Lotteries Trust Fund the Future program.” During her address, de Laforest spoke to SOA for Sport, Culture and Recreation, continues to support the work of members about her experience in the north, along with the power of organizations, such as Saskatchewan Orchestral Association, as they music as a positive force for diversity and for transformative life address the diversity of the province and work to foster inclusivity in experiences. programming and services going forward. “We are interested in how her work with the youth in Nunavut, might work in communities in northern Saskatchewan,’” explains Kaloustian,

who also brings her past experience in northern governance and PREVIOUS PAGE: RSO conductor Gordon Gerrard, librettist Suzanne Steele, Elder Rose Richardson, development to this endeavor. Reaching the north will be one of the and composer Neil Weisensel participate in discussions after the concert. considerations as SOA moves forward on updating its diversity planning ABOVE: Suzanne Steele, Elder Rose Richardson, Neil Weisensel and Gordon Gerrard speak prior to work this fall. Riel’s Heart of the North concert. Photo courtesy of Saskatchewan Orchestral Association .

20 SASKCULTURE A YEAR IN REVIEW 2018-2019 STRATEGIC PRIORITY THREE Nurturing Learning & 3 Innovation

SaskCulture’s Online Community Continues to Grow

askCulture’s social media took an upward swing in audience size and engagement over the past year. Through all of its Sonline tools, SaskCulture is currently reaching an online community of over 68,000 users on a regular basis. This is an 11.6 per cent increase from last year, when it was just over 61,000 users. More and more people are finding out about SaskCulture programs and services online. SaskCulture regularly communicates to this online community over Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, E-Update and via its website. Analytics show substantial increases of unique SaskCulture Staff Focus on visitors to the SaskCulture website – up 6,277 more visitors in 2018 than in 2017. Cultural Competencies In 2018, SaskCulture’s website was upgraded to be mobile-friendly to ensure it was supporting the growing number of users visiting the site via a mobile device, approximately 34 per cent in 2018. askCulture staff continue to expand their understanding of SaskCulture’s online engagement rates also increased over the cultural diversity through different education sessions and past year. Engagement, which includes comments and ‘likes’ on activities. This past year, staff participated in several cultural S posts, increased across the three profiles: SaskCulture increased competency building activities, including the five Intercultural by 68.9 per cent, Culture Days by 283.3 per cent and Creative Kids Modules offered by Multicultural Council of Saskatchewan, the by 96.8 per cent. These results show that SaskCulture Facebook Wicihitowin Gathering in Saskatoon, as well as participating in the channels are attracting interest by users. KAIROS blanket exercise, to name just a few. E-Update, SaskCulture’s weekly electronic newsletter, netted close “By listening more, building our understanding, recognizing our to 100 new subscribers in 2018, for a total of 1,344 subscribers to commonly held stereotypes and generalizations, and being aware date. The average open rate remained at about 38.6 per cent, of our privileges, we are all getting more in touch with our level of which equates to about 400 opens per issue, per week. In a recent cultural competency,” shares Rose Gilks, CEO, SaskCulture. “This is survey of E-Update readers completed early in the year, ongoing work for us all, both individually, and as part of a team in SaskCulture found out that the majority of readers, 95.4 per cent order to support inclusive communities ready to work together are satisfied with E-Update, 98.3 per cent of respondents said that towards understanding and reconciliation.” E-Update helped them find out more information about SaskCulture SaskCulture continues to ensure that a focus on diversity is a key programs and services and 88.5 per cent say it helps them in their part of doing business. Each staff member identifies ways he, she, work. Findings also showed where SaskCulture could make they would individually like to expand their cultural learning as part changes that would better meet reader’s needs. These changes of their annual performance plans. will be addressed over the coming year.

SASKCULTURE A YEAR IN REVIEW 2018-2019 21 STRATEGIC PRIORITY THREE Nurturing Learning & 3 Innovation

Nonprofit Lifecycles: Breathing New Life into Cultural Organizations

t’s been two years since Susan Kenny presented Nonprofit Capacity in Saskatchewan (CLiCS) program sponsored by Lifecycles to cultural groups in Saskatchewan. Since then SaskCulture and were accepted. Together with consultant Wayne Iseveral organizations have worked with consultants to assess Hellquist, SEDA’s Leadership Team took Lifecycles to the rest of the their organizational health and capacity as they move through board. Ong says there was good discussion at the board level, and stages of development: Idea, Start-up, Growth, Maturity, Decline as expected, "there was lots of debate. The consensus was that it and Turnaround and in some cases terminal. Besides helping guide was a good starting point. We had the vocabulary to work with and an assessment, the Nonprofit Lifecycles framework can provide the an opportunity to build a framework to move forward." direction required to breathe new life into organizations. “Although we had some change on the Board over the past year, Lifecycles helped keep us on the same page, and enabled us to be LifeCycles Provides Guidance to New Executive Director strategic and determine where we were and where we needed to Melissa Ong was very interested when she first learned about the go,” she explains. “We identified that while our Programs, Lifecycles concept. It was 2016, and she had just accepted the Management and Financial Resources were in Start-Up, our role of executive director for the Saskatchewan Elocution and Governance was in the Turnaround stage and our Administration Debate Association (SEDA). Since she had a long history with the Systems was in Decline.” This discovery provided insight and much organization — her children had been involved and she served as needed direction on next steps and priorities that led to a better a volunteer debate coach, tournament organizer and a board office space (with co-working support) in Saskatoon, identifying the member — she was aware the organization was in a challenging need for an Administrative Assistant in addition to our part-time stage. “The organization had just gone through the Annual Global Program Coordinators, working on governance issues, as well as Funding submission process and hosted a national championship,” developing more focused plans for fundraising in the future. she notes, amidst transitions and changes in the Executive Director Beyond just helping identify operational issues, the Lifecycles position and the Board. process helped SEDA better understand its role. The whole In 2017, Ong shared the Lifecycles concept with newly elected philosophy is to challenge you to 'pull up' and grow your Board President, Wendy James. “She understood that the organization. “It helped us better understand the people part of our organization was in a transition period and there was a need for mandate,” she says. “We are more than just a program and holding change.” James and Ong applied for the Cultural Lifecycles tournaments, we are making a difference with speech – teaching

22 SASKCULTURE A YEAR IN REVIEW 2018-2019 young people about the power of words. The program was helpful “Lifecycles helped lift the organization’s in directing our thinking about roles, our mission, policies and thinking… It allowed for more critical governance.” analysis of the organization in a non- At this point, a framework is in place and SEDA is realistic about its progress. “We recognize that change takes time.” Ong notes that threatening and meaningful way.” the Nonprofit LifeCycles book has become a valuable source of - DOROTHEA WARREN information and insight for her. “It is the go-to book and I’m not sure, as a new ED, I would have lasted without it.” that the work required by the organization going forward required a greater commitment to internal capacity. LifeCycles Creates a Legacy Document “There are many positive aspects to the Lifecycles model,” she Another new executive director, Dorothea Warren brought a wealth notes, including the opportunity to create an Improvement Plan. “I of previous management experience to her role at the see the Assessment and Improvement Plan as a legacy document,” Saskatchewan Library Association (SLA), but quickly realized the she notes, “it can provide direction and be built upon over time.” realities of running a small cultural non-profit organization also The assessment is also useful as a tool to help orientate new board required some new ways of thinking. She was intrigued by the members. “Going into the next year, we will have six new board stages of development outlined in the Lifecycles model, and found members,” explains Warren. She hopes that the assessment will it very applicable to the needs of the SLA. be helpful to build understanding that will contribute to continued According to Warren, there were two factors that made the Lifecycles progress. program a good choice. First, she noted, the SLA, in existence for The SLA’s Improvement Plan, based on work from the Lifecycles over 75 years, was at a stage in its lifespan when it was really assessment, was also instrumental in the development of the important to reflect on, and assess, the different pillars outlined by organization’s new strategic plan. “It was extremely fortuitous to be the Lifecycles model, and secondly, the organization was in a state of able to look at this work at the same time,” explains Warren. transition with a new Executive Director and turnover of board Lifecycles proved very complementary to further strategic planning. membership including some long-term board members. “In essence, Lifecycles helped lift the organization’s thinking,” adds The SLA Lifecycles project team and the Board of Directors set to Warren. “It allowed for more critical analysis of the organization in a work on the organizational assessment as part of the cohorts non-threatening and meaningful way.” She noted that it was organized by SaskCulture. “The process brought the entire Board genuinely refreshing, providing everyone with a new frame of to the same point of understanding,” says Warren. “Learning reference. together is so valuable.” They did a rigorous job, she notes, resulting in a very thorough assessment. Guided by consultant Dawn Martin, the SLA was able to use the assessment work to gain PREVIOUS PAGE: SEDA representatives speak with Wayne Hellquist. Photo by Dennis Garreck. valuable insights and develop an Improvement Plan. BELOW: Members of the Cultural Lifecycles Capacity in Saskatchewan (CLICS) cohorts: (Back row, L-R) Rose Gilks, (SaskCulture), Bruce Anderson (SWG), Lukas Miller (SLA), Dawn Martin Since the board had already addressed areas of governance and (SLA), Tracy Hamon (SWG), Jack Walton (SWG), Dorothea Warren (SLA), Linda Winkler (SLA), Caroline Smith (SEDA), John Costa (SEDA), Wayne Hellquist (SEDA), Dennis Garreck policy in the past, Warren says that “they were able to spend (SaskCulture) (FRONT ROW, L-R) Jason Heit (SWG), Jillian Bell (SWG), Alison Jantz (SLA), considerable time on the administrative area of SLA,” and realized Melissa Ong (SEDA), Wendy James (SEDA), Steve Schack (Clear Blue Associates).

SASKCULTURE A YEAR IN REVIEW 2018-2019 23 SASKCULTURE 2018-2019 Financials

Management's Responsibility Independent Auditors’ Report

To the Members of SaskCulture Inc.: To the Members of SaskCulture Inc.: Management is responsible for the preparation and presentation of the accompanying financial statements, Opinion including responsibility for significant accounting The summary financial statements, which comprise the summary statement judgments and estimates in accordance with Canadian of financial position as at March 31, 2019, and the summary statements of accounting standards for not for profit organizations. This operations for the year then ended, and related notes, are derived from the responsibility includes selecting appropriate accounting audited financial statements of SaskCulture Inc. for the year ended principles and methods, and making decisions affecting March 31, 2019. the measurement of transactions in which objective In our opinion, the accompanying summary financial statements are a fair judgment is required. summary of the audited financial statements, in accordance with Canadian In discharging its responsibilities for the integrity and accounting standards for not-for-profit organizations. fairness of the financial statements, management designs and maintains the necessary accounting systems and Summary Financial Statements related internal controls to provide reasonable assurance The summary financial statements do not contain all the disclosures that transactions are authorized, assets are safeguarded required by Canadian accounting standards for not-for-profit organizations. and financial records are properly maintained to provide Reading the summary financial statements and the auditor's report thereon, reliable information for the preparation of financial therefore, is not a substitute for reading the audited financial statements and statements. the auditor's report thereon. The summary financial statements and the The Board of Directors is composed of Directors who are audited financial statements do not reflect the effects of events that neither management nor employees of SaskCulture. The occurred subsequent to the date of our audit report of the audited financial Audit Committee, which is appointed by the Board, is statements. comprised of directors and other community volunteers who review the financial statements in detail with The Audited Financial Statements and Our Report Thereon management and report to the Board prior to their We expressed an unmodified audit opinion on the audited financial approval of the financial statements for publication. The statements in our report dated May 15, 2019. Audit Committee is also responsible for recommending the appointment of SaskCulture's external auditors. Management’s Responsibility for the Summary Financial Statements MNP LLP is appointed by the members to audit the Management is responsible for the preparation of the complete financial financial statements and report directly to them; their statements in accordance with Canadian accounting standards for not-for- report follows. The external auditors have full and free profit organizations. access to, and meet periodically and separately with, both the Audit Committee and management to discuss Auditor’s Responsibility their audit findings. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on whether the summary financial statements are a fair summary of the audited financial statements based on May 15, 2019 our procedures, which were conducted in accordance with Canadian Auditing Standards (CAS) 810, Engagements to Report on Summary Financial Statements.

Regina, Saskatchewan ______Rose Gilks May 15, 2019 Chartered Professional Accountants Chief Executive Officer

24 SASKCULTURE A YEAR IN REVIEW 2018-2019 SaskCulture Inc. Summary Statement of Financial Position As at March 31, 2019 March 31, 2019 March 31, 2018 Assets Cash and short-term investments 1,435,197 1,640,443 Accounts receivable 5,293 37,744 Prepaid expenses and deposits 5,968 19,772 GST receivable 18,802 16,152 1,465,260 1,714,111

Intangible assets 243,194 259,111

Capital assets 211,255 234,695

1,919,709 2,207,917

Liabilities Accounts payable and accruals 321,152 61,379 Due to Saskatchewan Lotteries Trust Fund - Operations - 21,854 Holdbacks payable 223,735 911,583 Deferred revenue - 15,000 Due to Saskatchewan Lotteries Trust Fund - Programs 117,848 164,550 Current portion of lease inducements 27,956 27,956 690,691 1,202,322

Lease inducements 14,927 42,883 705,618 1,245,205 Net Assets Invested in capital and intangible assets 454,449 493,807 Unrestricted 759,642 468,905 1,214,091 962,712

1,919,709 2,207,917

SaskCulture Inc. Summary Statement of Operations For the year ended March 31, 2019

March 31, 2019 March 31, 2018 Revenue Grants from Saskatchewan Lotteries Trust Fund for Sport, Culture and Recreation 7,707,506 7,578,189 Grants - other 172,441 291,105 Self-generated 140,773 86,486 8,020,720 7,955,780

Expenses Operations 2,734,136 2,522,828 Program initiatives 5,035,205 5,401,516 7,769,341 7,924,344 Excess of revenue over expenses 251,379 31,436

Detailed financial statements are available on request.

Director ______Director ______

SASKCULTURE A YEAR IN REVIEW 2018-2019 25 SASKCULTURE 2018-2019 Boards & Committees

Peer Assessors Kathy Allan Tim Haywahe Marcel Petit Amber Andersen Tara-Leigh Heslip Audey Price Gailmarie Anderson Jannica Hoskins Celina Quewezance Peter Brass Harmony Johnson- Alex Ross Wilfred Burton Harder Gerry Ruecker Mark Calette Lovella Jones Christie Saas Colleen Charles Kevin Kitchen Ashley Shaw Board of Directors Vickie Clark Rhonda Lamb April Sora Crystal Clarke Gail MacKay Michelle Taylor James Rose, President Sheryl Kimbley Delta Fay Cruikshank Aileen Martin Kam Teo Pratyush Das, Vice President Gwen Machnee Carol Daniels Robin Mathewson Eagleclaw Thom Joanne McDonald, Past President Nicole Matsalla Carla Delgado Barb McKeand Juanita Tuharsky Sekwun Ahenakew Calvin Racette Philip Durocher Michelle McMillan Mei Shan Wan Adrian Halter Lauren Stead Tristen Durocher Ian McWilliam Sheldon Watson Candy Fox Edith Montesclaros Kevin Wesaquate Anil Garg Emma Morris Getachew Woldeyesus Board Committees Theresa Gayle Valerie Mulholland Rachel Wormsbecher Eligibility Committee Constitutional Review Committee Cory Generoux Barb Parchman Kristi Yarshenko Pratyush Das, Chair Joanne McDonald, Chair Bula Ghosh Michael Parker Gwen Machnee Pratyush Das Joni Hagen Wendy Peart Lauren Stead Calvin Racette Joanne McDonald James Rose James Ingold James Ingold Jan Seibel Jan Seibel Creative Kids Committees Provincial Advisory Big River Saskatoon Nomination Committee CEO Review & Succession Committee Paulette Atchison Kevin Greva Planning Committee Joanne McDonald, Chair David Millar Charlene Puddicombe Jacquie Thomarat James Rose, Chair Sekwun Ahenakew, (demonstrated Peter Sametz Carla Chadwick Danielle Hoffart Adrian Halter knowledge of Indigenous culture) Jan Seibel Jody Hobday Gwen Machnee James Ingold Kindersley Erin Cook Adrian Halter, (demonstrated Joanne McDonald knowledge of cultural industries) Reggie Newkirk Mei Shan Wan Carissa McNaught Devon Coles Nicole Matsalla, (demonstrated Saskatchewan Lotteries Trust Provincial Lindsay Johnson Regina Fundraising knowledge of multiculturalism) Fund for Sport, Culture & Adjudication Jury Pam Sawatzky Committee Recreation Ingrid Cazakoff, (demonstrated Catherine Tomczak Melanie Ward Léa Prpick Joanne McDonald knowledge of heritage) Dave Roman Carrie Hackel John Kennedy, ( demonstrated Janine Windolph Lakeland Megan McCormick Saskatchewan Lotteries knowledge of cultural industries) Kerri Hill Cheryl Bauer Hyde Sarah Freitag Community Grant Program & Lindsay Manko- Erica Cochrane Lisa McIntyre Community Development Fund Audit Committee Bauche Erin Standish Regan Halbert Adrian Halter Adrian Halter Lori Evert Melissa Sisson Dan Torrie Calvin Racette Sheryl Kimbley Sabrina Cataldo Crystal Clarke Stephanie MacKnight Calvin Racette Seth Armstrong Marion Conway Jaime Leonard

Battlefords Regina Elaine Poirier Jessica Elsaesser Siobhan Gormley Michelle Carr Cynthia Tymoruski Don List Kerilyn Voigt Alice Samkoe Seth Armstrong

26 SASKCULTURE A YEAR IN REVIEW 2018-2019 Saskatchewan Lotteries Trust Fund for Sport, Culture and Recreation

Saskatchewan Lotteries Trust Fund for Sport, Culture and Recreation h t r a g o H

n i

Saskatchewan Lotteries is an v e K

y

Important Fundraiser b

o t o

Saskatchewan Lotteries is an important fundraiser for h P more than 12,000 sport, culture and recreation groups in Saskatchewan. Backed by the strength of a volunteer network, these groups provide quality activities that reach more than 900 Saskatchewan communities, rural municipalities and First Nations, and benefit approximately 600,000 registered participants within every demographic of the province. Saskatchewan Lotteries is the marketing organization for Western Canada Lottery Corporation products, such as LOTTO 6/49, LOTTO MAX, EXTRA, DAILY GRAND and SCRATCH N’ WIN tickets, sold by retailers in Saskatchewan. Proceeds from the sale of these products are placed in the Saskatchewan Lotteries Trust Fund for Sport, Culture and Recreation. Established in 1974, the Saskatchewan Lotteries Trust Fund for Sport, Culture and Recreation is a unique partnership of SaskCulture Inc., Sask Sport Inc. and Saskatchewan Parks and Recreation Association (SPRA). These three non-profit organizations work in partnership with the provincial government under a multi-year agreement, which grants Sask Sport Inc. a licence to operate a major lottery corporation in the province and assures that the net proceeds go to support the development of sport, culture and recreation throughout Saskatchewan. The Tri-Global partners (the Globals) share responsibility in the overall governance, policy direction and various joint programming initiatives, as well as managing their respective sections of Saskatchewan Lotteries Trust Fund. SaskCulture manages the Culture Section of the Trust Fund (CST). The Lottery Licence Agreement, signed by the global partners and the Government of Saskatchewan, sets the fee paid to government and outlines the strategic funding priorities of: engaging diverse populations and creating inclusive communities; increasing accessibility; contributing to quality programs and safe, welcoming, well-run facilities; supporting and promoting capacity and leadership; recognizing excellence and celebrating achievement; and encouraging individual well-being and healthy, active lifestyles.

SASKCULTURE A YEAR IN REVIEW 2018-2019 27 Saskatchewan Lotteries Trust Fund for Sport, Culture and Recreation

Managing the Culture Section of the Trust Fund h t

Through its management of the Culture Section of the Trust r a g

(CST), SaskCulture supports a plethora of cultural activities, o H

n and diverse cultural organizations and groups throughout the i v e K

province, in addition to its own operations. SaskCulture’s ten- y b

member, volunteer Board of Directors has overall responsibility o t o

for the development of policy, and determining annual h P spending plan allocations for the CST. This work is done by the Board between January and March of each year, in Update on the Saskatchewan Lotteries accordance with the fiscal year of the Trust. Trust Fund This year, SaskCulture and its lottery partners signed a new Guiding Principles five-year Lottery Licence Agreement (2019-2024), renewing the existing licence fee paid to government of 3.75 per cent of SaskCulture ensures that arms-length adjudication processes annual net lottery ticket sales. The new Lottery Licence are used to support all funding decisions for the CST. Funding Agreement provides continued funding stability and allows decisions are guided by the Saskatchewan Lotteries Trust Fund sport, culture and recreation organizations to continue to offer Agreement and SaskCulture’s Cultural Policy. quality programs and services for the people of Saskatchewan. The overarching purpose of the Trust Fund is to effectively and It also helps ensure that funds are available to continue with efficiently allocate Trust Funds to achieve maximum benefits key public interest priorities such as engaging diverse for the beneficiaries and the public. In achieving this, the populations, increasing organizational capacity and reducing Trust Fund is administered under the following principles and barriers to participation. goals that guide decisions: In 2018/19, Saskatchewan Lotteries reached over $225 • Saskatchewan residents enjoy a quality of life through the million in ticket sales, which provided approximately $21.4 provision of quality sport, culture and recreation programs million to the Culture Section of the Trust. Over the past five and services that contribute to a healthy province; years of the previous licence agreement, the Culture Section • Sport, culture and recreation programs strengthen the of the Trust distributed over $80.2 million dollars to support cultural, economic and social viability of communities in Saskatchewan cultural activities. Saskatchewan; As the gaming environment is volatile and competitive, the • The Trust Fund promotes inclusion, access, equity and proceeds generated for the Trust Fund are difficult to predict. fairness for all within the sport, culture and recreation The maintenance of lottery funding levels depends on the sectors; continued efforts of beneficiary groups to promote • Volunteer involvement and sector capacity are recognized Saskatchewan Lotteries and encourage lottery ticket sales. as a cornerstone for sustainable sport, culture and Beneficiary groups also play an important role as advocates in recreation sectors; and support of the benefits of sport, culture and recreation for the people of the province. It is incumbent upon the lottery- • The Globals will act in good faith, with honesty, and in the supported cultural network to reach out and engage new best interests of Saskatchewan residents and will be participants, and support cultural activities at the local level. accountable for the sound management and responsible The continued support of volunteer organizations in use of lottery proceeds. Saskatchewan through the lottery licence agreement is based In managing the Culture Section of the Trust, SaskCulture aims on the recognition of the importance of sport, culture and to deliver fair, equitable and accountable funding throughout recreation to community life. the province. It relies on its own Cultural Policy to help guide volunteer peer assessment panels in making funding decisions. The volunteer sector has been entrusted and empowered to SaskCulture’s Cultural Policy places emphasis on: develop and deliver a cost-efficient system of cultural activities at the grassroots level in communities throughout the • Cultural impact; province, and provide access to quality, inclusive activities that • Participation and access; enhance lives and energize communities. This volunteer- • Organizational effectiveness; and driven system is one of the most successful lottery delivery • High standards of accountability. networks in the country. The work of these volunteer groups also significantly impacts the provincial economy as SaskCulture relies on its beneficiary groups and volunteers to Saskatchewan sport, culture and recreation activities generate assist with actively promoting lottery ticket sales to preserve an estimated $1.9 billion in labour income and support this envied lottery system that is unique to Saskatchewan. approximately 37,000 full-time jobs.

28 SASKCULTURE A YEAR IN REVIEW 2018-2019 n o t l u F

n w a h S

y b

o t o h P

$16,485,829

$15,435,093 $15, 413, 102 $15, 340,928 $14,733,915

Culture Section of the Trust Funding – 5 Year Trend

Eligible Organizations

Grant Programs Delivered by SaskCulture

Grant Programs Delivered by Partner Orgs

SaskCulture Block

Culture Days Delivery

Creative Kids Operations

Tri-Partite Block

2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 2018-2019

SASKCULTURE A YEAR IN REVIEW 2018-2019 29

Saskatchewan Lotteries Trust Fund for Sport, Culture and Recreation

Funds Allocated from the Culture Section of the Trust

For the fiscal period ending March 31, 2019

2018/19 2017/18 FUNDING BLOCK CATEGORY ALLOCATION NET OF RETURNS (IN $)

Eligible Organizations Annual Global Funding & Special Initiatives 8,754,500 8,730,500 Subtotal 8,754,500 8,730,500

Grant Programs Delivered by SaskCulture: Aboriginal Arts and Culture Leadership Grant 314,059 267,581 Capacity Building Grant (suspended) (2,463) (12,811) Métis Cultural Development Fund 97,208 95,491 Multicultural Initiatives Fund 394,242 353,870 Museum Grant Program 815,425 773,148 Community Cultural Engagement and Planning (15,846) 3,940 Culture Days Funding Assistance 69,323 79,893 Creative Kids Grant 295,000 305,000 Subtotal 1,966,948 1,866,112

Delivered through SAB partnership: Artists in Community 354,768 349,554 Artists in Schools 289,809 289,064 Festivals Grant Program 586,855 567,000 Gallery Grant Program 300,000 295,022 Media Arts Grant 250,000 250,000 SAB Program Delivery & Creative Kids Support 150,000 156,000 Subtotal 1,931,432 1,906,640

SaskCulture Block SaskCulture & Creative Kids Operations 1,454,832 1,659,800 Culture Days Delivery 38,146 36,116 Global Functions 197,670 205,529 Communities of Interest 832,000 780,000 Subtotal 2,522,648 2,681,445

Tri-Partite Block (Culture’s share) Administration Centres 165,400 160,575 Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations 0 67,830 Subtotal 165,400 228,405

15,340,928 15,413,102

30 SASKCULTURE A YEAR IN REVIEW 2018-2019 Programs and Services Supported by the Culture Section of the Trust

A. Annual Global Funding Program

AGF supports a tremendous infrastructure that empowers a large portion of Saskatchewan’s volunteer-driven, cultural community. These diverse cultural organizations are rooted in community involvement and volunteer efforts. The ECOs are part of a network that bring together a membership of over 150,000 individuals who are actively supporting cultural activities throughout the province.

Culture Section Allocations h t r a g o H

n i v 1% e K

$165,400 y b

o t o h P 16% Lottery funding is an important part of the public resources $2,522,648 used to support volunteer, non-profit organizations involved in delivering sport, culture and recreation programs and services to Saskatchewan residents. The majority of the funds from the Culture Section (approximately 57 per cent) are distributed to Eligible Cultural 13% $1,931,432 Organizations (ECOs) through SaskCulture’s Annual Global 57% Funding (AGF) program. In place since 1984, the AGF $8,754,500 program supports the annual operations of the 30 cultural organizations designated by the Ministry of Parks, Culture and Sport, as well as over 400 associated groups at provincial, 13% regional and local levels through project and member funding $1,966,948 programs delivered through the ECOs. AGF is a multi-year operational grant that provides eligible organizations with a broad base of financial assistance, while allowing a high degree of freedom as to how funding is spent. The flexibility of this grant program has been instrumental in fostering the growth of many diverse cultural activities Tri-Partite Block (Culture's Share) throughout the province. Besides supporting the continued SaskCulture Block stability of cultural programming in the province, the funding Program Funds (SAB Delivered) has also enabled many of these organizations to leverage Program Funds (SC Delivered) additional grants and corporate funds to support cultural programming for Saskatchewan residents. Eligible Organizations AGF

SASKCULTURE A YEAR IN REVIEW 2018-2019 31 Saskatchewan Lotteries Trust Fund for Sport, Culture and Recreation

AACL - October 2018 Deadline Organization ...... Allocation Allen Sapp Gallery ...... 5,000 Heritage Community Association ...... 11,320 Kikinahk Friendship Centre Inc...... 2,206 Library Services for Saskatchewan Aboriginal Peoples, Inc. 30,000 Mistawasis Nehiyawak First Nation ...... 5,000 B. nehiyawak Language Experience Org...... 15,000 Funding Programs Delivered by Nipawin Oasis Community Centre Co-operative Ltd...... 15,000 OUTSaskatoon Inc ...... 4,689 SaskCulture Pasqua First Nation ...... 10,000 Saskatoon Indian & Métis Friendship Centre ...... 8,003 Saskatoon Tribal Council Inc...... 12,000 Aboriginal Arts and Culture Leadership Grant Saulteaux First Nation ...... 12,000 The Aboriginal Arts and Culture Leadership (AACL) Grant Yorkton Tribal Administration Inc. (Yorkton Tribal Council) . . 5,000 supports the sharing of cultural skills and knowledge to young Total ...... 135,218 people through participatory cultural activity with First Nations or Métis arts and culture leaders. Originally, this grant required a matching dollar amount from the recipient. Today, Community Cultural Engagement and only requests over $5,000 require the recipient to provide Planning Grant matching funds, based on a percentage of their request. The larger the request, the higher the percentage of matching The Community Cultural Engagement and Planning Grant funds required. In 2018/19, 32 initiatives were supported. (CCEP) aims to support Saskatchewan municipalities and First Nations Bands wanting to explore and plan for the creative and cultural potential of their community through cultural AACL - April 2018 Deadline engagement and planning initiatives. The grant supports partnerships that promote cultural vitality, creative and Organization ...... Allocation economic sustainability as well as relationship building, and La Loche Friendship Centre ...... 17,000 community projects that address Truth and Reconciliation. In Buffalo People Arts Institute ...... 12,000 2018/19, 13 communities in Saskatchewan received this grant. Central Urban Métis Federation Inc...... 20,000 Chief Poundmaker Museum ...... 13,900 Gordon Tootoosis N k n win Theatre Inc...... 10,000 Organization ...... Allocation ī ā ī James Smith Cree Nation ...... 7,315 City of Prince Albert ...... 2,500 Métis Addictions Council of Saskatchewan Inc...... 3,352 City of Saskatoon ...... 2,500 North Central Family Centre ...... 7,000 George Gordon First Nation ...... 20,000 Northern Sport, Culture and Recreation District ...... 20,000 Little Pine First Nation Elders Council ...... 5,000 Northern Village of Cumberland House ...... 5,000 Muskoday First Nation ...... 15,000 OUTSaskatoon Inc ...... 5,985 Northern Village of Cumberland House ...... 5,000 Prince Albert Indian & Métis Friendship Centre ...... 4,030 Saskatchewan Indigenous Cultural Centre ...... 6,000 RM of Coteau ...... 4,000 Saskatoon Community Youth Arts Programming Inc. . . . . 20,000 RM of Canaan ...... 4,000 SEARCH - Student Energy in Action for Regina Community Town of Biggar ...... 2,500 Health Inc...... 3,200 Town of Eastend ...... 5,000 STR8 Up 10,000 Little Steps To Healing Inc...... 15,000 Town of Elrose ...... 4,500 The Mann Art Gallery Inc...... 5,000 Town of Nipawin ...... 5,000 Yellow Quill First Nation ...... 15,000 Town of Redvers ...... 5,000 YWCA Saskatoon ...... 5,000 Total ...... 80,000 Total ...... 194,782

32 SASKCULTURE A YEAR IN REVIEW 2018-2019 Culture Days Funding Assistance Culture Days is a collaborative, across-Canada movement designed to increase awareness, accessibility, participation and engagement of all people in the arts and cultural life of their communities. Culture Days Funding Assistance supports Culture Days initiatives (hubs, activities, projects and events) that engage public participation and inspire future involvement in the cultural life of Saskatchewan communities. Nationally, the 2018 Culture Days celebrations took place September h t 28th to 30th. Through this program, 14 hubs and 16 r a g organizations received financial support. o H

n i v e K

y b

Community Hubs ...... Allocation s o

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Yorkton and Area Inc...... 4,000 t o h

City of Humboldt ...... 4,000 P City of Prince Albert ...... 4,000 City of Weyburn ...... 4,000 Métis Cultural Development Fund Eastend Historical Museum & Culture Centre Inc...... 4,000 Family Service Saskatoon Inc...... 4,000 The Métis Cultural Development Fund (MCDF) supports Godfrey Dean Art Gallery Inc...... 4,000 community-based cultural activities and initiatives that Indian Head Museum Society ...... 3,500 preserve, strengthen and transmit Métis culture and traditions La Société historique de la Saskatchewan Inc...... 4,000 in Saskatchewan. SaskCulture administers the program in Listen to Dis’ Community Arts Organization Inc...... 4,000 partnership with members of the Métis community. In Lloydminster Cultural & Science Centre- 2018/19, 15 cultural groups were supported through this City of Lloydminster ...... 4,000 program. Nuit Blanche Saskatoon Contemporary Arts Festival Inc. . . 4,000 Preeceville Recreation Board ...... 4,000 Saskatchewan Craft Council ...... 4,000 MCDF - April 2018 Deadline Total ...... 55,500 Organization ...... Allocation Gabriel Dumont Local #11 Inc...... 9,500 Organization Events ...... Allocation Ile a la Crosse Friendship Centre Inc...... 10,000 Allan Community Heritage Society and Museum Inc...... 970 La Loche Friendship Centre ...... 5,000 Art Gallery of Regina Inc...... 862 La Loche Métis Local #39 Corp...... 10,000 Association of Manitou Arts & Cultures Inc...... 1,000 Métis Addictions Council of Saskatchewan Inc...... 2,500 Bengough & District Museum Inc...... 1,000 Buffalo Narrows Re-Creation Inc...... 1,000 Métis Nation - Saskatchewan Eastern Region III Inc...... 4,000 Children's Discovery Museum on the Saskatchewan Inc. . . 1,000 RielCo Productions Inc...... 4,000 Duck Lake Historical Museum Society ...... 1,000 Saskatoon Indian & Métis Friendship Centre ...... 5,000 Friends of Batoche Historic Site Inc...... 1,000 Total ...... 50,000 Kipling District Historical Society ...... 726 Kronau Bethlehem Heritage Society Inc...... 800 MCDF - October 2018 Deadline La Ronge Arts Council Corp...... 1,000 North Central Community Association Inc...... 1,000 Organization ...... Allocation Reynold Rapp Museum ...... 726 Buffalo Narrows Friendship Centre Inc...... 8,000 Saskatchewan Intercultural Association Inc...... 1,000 Indian Head Museum Society ...... 6,000 Spiritwood and District Museum ...... 690 Métis Central Western Region II Council. Inc ...... 5,000 Tisdale Writers Group Inc...... 726 Métis Nation Saskatchewan Eastern Region 2 Corporation . 5,000 Total ...... 14,500 Northern Lights Bluegrass and Old Tyme Music Society . . . 7,600 Regina Symphony Orchestra Inc...... 10,000 Saskatoon Indian & Métis Friendship Centre ...... 6,497 Total ...... 48,097

SASKCULTURE A YEAR IN REVIEW 2018-2019 33 Saskatchewan Lotteries Trust Fund for Sport, Culture and Recreation

MIF-Project - October 2018 Deadline Organization ...... Allocation The Globe Theatre Society ...... 10,000 h

t Southwest Multicultural Association Inc...... 9,000 r a

g Yorkton Short Film & Video Festival Inc...... 5,000 o H

n Equatorian South Sudanese Community Association in i v e

K Saskatoon Inc ...... 7,000

y b Sans-atelier, collectif d'artistes Inc...... 6,000 o t o

h Free Flow Dance Theatre Inc...... 500 P Common Weal Community Arts Inc...... 8,000 Battlefords Immigration Resource Center Inc...... 6,500 Multicultural Initiatives Fund Resort Village of Manitou Beach ...... 3,000 The Multicultural Initiatives Fund (MIF) aims to advance La Federation des francophones de Saskatoon Inc...... 8,000 multiculturalism in Saskatchewan by supporting projects that The Duke of Edinburgh's International Award - Canada - encourage people to share, learn, appreciate, respect and Saskatchewan Inc...... 6,000 accept cultural diversity. Multicultural activities are supported in Spring Free From Racism Saskatchewan Association on Human areas of cultural identity, intercultural understanding and issues Rights, INC...... 1,000 related to social justice and harmony. This program offers both City of Yorkton ...... 5,000 annual operation funding and project specific funding. Total ...... 75,000 In 2018/19, 54 applications were approved for funding.

MIF-Annual - January 2018 Deadline MIF-Project - April 2018 Deadline Organization ...... Allocation Organization ...... Allocation African-Canadian Resource Network Saskatchewan Inc. . . 14,500 Albert Park Community Association ...... 6,000 Doukhobor Cultural Society of Saskatchewan Inc...... 2,300 Association canadienne-française de Regina ...... 5,400 File Hills Qu'Appelle Tribal Council Inc...... 14,000 Battlefords Immigration Resource Center Inc...... 5,000 Gordon Tootoosis N k n win Theatre Inc...... 18,500 Buffalo People Arts Institute ...... 7,000 La Société historiquīe ādeī la Saskatchewan Inc...... 14,500 Circle Project Association Incorporated ...... 7,000 Multilingual Association of Regina Inc...... 12,000 City of Lloydminster ...... 1,000 Prince Albert Multicultural Council ...... 16,500 City of Prince Albert ...... 2,800 Sâkêwêwak First Nations Artists' Collective Inc...... 16,500 Heritage Community Association ...... 2,400 Saskatchewan African Canadian Heritage Museum Inc. . . . 9,600 India Canada Association of Saskatchewan Incorporated . . 3,000 Saskatchewan Indigenous Cultural Centre ...... 18,500 Miyawata Culture Association Inc...... 6,000 Saskatchewan Intercultural Association Inc...... 18,500 Moose Jaw Multicultural Council Inc...... 1,000 North Central Community Association Inc...... 2,600 Saskatoon Tribal Council Inc...... 16,500 Polonia Polish Folk Dance Ensemble of Regina, Inc...... 3,000 Southeast Advocates for Employment Inc...... 16,500 Regina Folk Festival Inc...... 5,000 Teaching English as a Subsequent Language Regina Multicultural Council ...... 7,000 Saskatchewan Inc ...... 14,000 Regina Symphony Orchestra Inc...... 7,000 Uganda Canadian Association of Saskatchewan Inc. . . . . 14,500 River City School of Irish Dance ...... 2,500 Total ...... 216,900 Royal Scottish Country Dance Society, Saskatchewan Inc. . 1,000 Rusyn-Saskatchewan Ruthenian Culture Association . . . . . 1,500 Saskatchewan Festival of Words Inc...... 2,200 Saskatoon Diversity Network ...... 6,000 Saskatoon Folkfest Inc...... 5,600 Southwest Multicultural Association ...... 6,000 Spirit Wrestler Productions ...... 6,000 Truly Alive Youth and Family Foundation Inc ...... 5,000 Ukrainian Canadian Congress - Saskatoon Branch Inc. . . . 3,000 Total ...... 110,000

34 SASKCULTURE A YEAR IN REVIEW 2018-2019 Museum Grant Program National Doukhobour Heritage Village Inc...... 4,000 Nokomis District Museum & Heritage Co-operative ...... 3,500 The Museum Grant Program (MGP) provides three streams of Northern Gateway Museum ...... 2,572 operational support to qualifying museums throughout the Notukeu Heritage Museum Inc...... 2,000 province. The funding streams are representative of the various Prairie West Historical Society ...... 4,500 levels of development found in Saskatchewan museums. This Preeceville and District Heritage Museum Inc...... 4,500 program supports the work of over 100 community museums Ralph Allen Memorial Museum Association ...... 2,500 through Saskatchewan each year. MGP complements the Reynold Rapp Museum ...... 750 training programs and standards developed by the Museums Rocanville and District Museum Society Inc...... 4,000 Association of Saskatchewan. A total of 111 museums Rose Valley & District Heritage Museum Inc...... 500 received operational funding from the Program in 2018/19. Saskatchewan Aviation Historical Society Inc...... 2,500 Saskatchewan Pharmacy Museum Society Inc...... 600 Saskatoon Museum of Military Artifacts Incorporated . . . . . 2,500 Museum Grant Program - Stream I Spiritwood and District Museum ...... 4,250 Organization ...... Allocation St. Walburg & District Historical Museum Inc...... 3,500 Abernethy Nature - Heritage Museum Inc...... 4,500 Star City Heritage Museum ...... 700 Allan Community Heritage Society and Museum Inc...... 5,000 Strasbourg & District Museum ...... 2,500 Bell Barn Society of Indian Head Inc...... 5,000 The Grenfell Museum Association Inc...... 2,500 Bengough & District Museum Inc...... 4,500 The Langenburg and Area Homestead Museum ...... 910 Tourism Radville, Inc...... 4,500 Birch Hills Historical Society Inc...... 4,000 Town of Shellbrook ...... 1,000 Borden & District Museum ...... 4,200 Unity & District Heritage Museum ...... 3,000 Briercrest and District Museum Corp...... 1,875 Watrous Manitou Beach Heritage Centre Inc...... 2,450 Broadview Historical and Museum Association, Inc...... 2,684 Watson & District Heritage Museum ...... 2,500 Canora Ukrainian Heritage Museum Inc...... 2,000 Wawota & District Museum ...... 4,500 Chief Poundmaker Museum ...... 4,000 White Fox Museum ...... 700 Climax Community Museum ...... 5,000 Whitewood Tourism & Heritage Association Inc...... 5,000 Cudworth Heritage Museum ...... 2,300 Wynyard & District Museum ...... 1,400 Cupar and District Heritage Museum ...... 5,000 Total ...... 208,220 Deep South Pioneer Museum ...... 2,684 Dysart & District Museum ...... 5,000 Elbow and District Museum and Historical Society ...... 5,000 Esterhazy Community Museum Society ...... 4,500 F.T. Hill Museum ...... 2,500 Foam Lake Museum Association ...... 1,200 Fort Pelly-Livingstone Museum ...... 5,000 Goodsoil Historical Museum Inc...... 2,520 Great Sandhills Historical Society Inc...... 4,000 Herbert Heritage Association Inc...... 2,250 Heritage House Avonlea & District Museum Inc...... 4,000 Hudson Bay & District Cultural Society ...... 4,800 Indian Head Museum Society ...... 5,000 Kamsack Power House Museum Inc...... 4,250 Kaposvar Historic Site (1975) Society ...... 2,500 Kipling District Historical Society ...... 4,000 Kyle and District Museum ...... 1,000 Langham & District Heritage Village & Museum Inc...... 4,500 h t Lumsden Historical Society, Incorporated 4,000 r

...... a g Luseland and Districts Museum ...... 3,500 o H

n i

McCord and District Museum ...... 1,000 v e K

Mennonite Heritage Museum Incorporated ...... 2,500 y b

o

Moosomin Regional Museum Inc...... 1,125 t o h

Mossbank & District Museum Inc...... 5,000 P

SASKCULTURE A YEAR IN REVIEW 2018-2019 35 Saskatchewan Lotteries Trust Fund for Sport, Culture and Recreation

MGP - Stream II Organization ...... Allocation Ancient Echoes Interpretive Center Inc...... 15,000 Biggar Museum and Gallery Inc...... 12,000 Clayton McLain Memorial Museum Incorporated ...... 14,000 Diefenbaker Canada Centre ...... 15,000 Creative Kids Grant Doc's Town Heritage Village ...... 7,000 Eastend Historical Museum & Culture Centre Inc...... 8,000 Creative Kids Canada Inc. is a charitable-giving program Estevan Art Gallery & Museum Inc...... 15,000 designed to help children and youth, whose families are facing Fred Light Museum ...... 5,500 financial barriers, participate in arts and culture programming. Frenchman Butte Museum Society Inc...... 14,000 The program primarily relies on funding from sponsors, donors Gravelbourg & District Museum Inc...... 9,280 and fundraising initiatives. SaskCulture, through the Culture Harris Heritage and Museum Society Incorporated ...... 5,000 Section of the Trust, provides an annual grant to this program, Hudson Bay Heritage Park Inc...... 5,000 as well as covers administrative costs so that 100 per cent of Jasper Cultural and Historical Board 1986 Inc...... 12,000 donations go directly to helping Saskatchewan children and Kindersley & District Plains Museum (2010) Inc...... 3,500 youth. Since 2010, Creative Kids has granted over $3.8 Kronau Bethlehem Heritage Society Inc...... 15,000 million, helping over 8,500 kids from 224 Saskatchewan Lanigan and District Heritage Association ...... 5,500 communities. In addition to helping kids, this program results Lashburn Centennial Museum Inc...... 11,000 in a huge investment to the cultural community, by supporting Melville Heritage Museum Inc...... 9,000 hundreds of cultural workers – including 445 music, dance, Morse Cultural and Heritage Association Inc...... 10,000 theatre, art and cultural instructors - as Creative Kids service Museum of Natural Sciences ...... 12,000 providers. As part of this support, SaskCulture also funded the Prairie Wind & Silver Sage - Friends of Grasslands Inc. . . . 15,000 Creative Kids Northern Cultural Fund, in partnership with Rusty Relics Museum Inc...... 10,500 Cameco Corporation, which provides opportunities for youth in Saskatchewan Railroad Historical Association Inc...... 11,000 Northern communities ranging from fiddle programs to after Souris Valley Museum Inc...... 10,000 school arts clubs and culture camps. In 2018/19, the CST also Southwestern Saskatchewan Oldtimers Museum Inc. . . . . 15,000 provided a special Dream Brokers program grant that gave over Sturgis Station House Museum Incorporated ...... 7,500 200 kids the chance to participate in culture programming, The Regina Plains Museum Inc...... 10,500 which included beading, painting, drumming, sculpting, The Soo Line Historical Society Inc...... 5,000 Indigenous art, theatre, and more. Visit creativekidssask.ca for Tisdale & District Museum ...... 11,000 more information. Wadena & District Museum & Nature Centre ...... 11,000 Waskesiu Heritage Museum Inc...... 6,000 Weyburn Area Heritage Corporation ...... 5,000 Wilkie and District Museum and Historical Society Inc. . . . . 5,500 Willow Bunch Museum & Heritage Society Inc...... 9,000 Wood Mountain Historical Society Inc...... 7,000 Total ...... 341,780 Museum Grant Program - Stream III Organization ...... Allocation Duck Lake Historical Museum Society ...... 27,500 Grand Coteau Heritage & Cultural Centre Inc...... 27,500 Humboldt & District Museum & Gallery ...... 30,000 Lloydminster Cultural & Science Centre-City of Lloydminster . 26,500 Melfort & District Museum ...... 17,000 Moose Jaw Art Museum Incorporated ...... 30,000 h t r

Museum of Antiquities, University of Saskatchewan . . . . . 27,500 a g o

Prince Albert Historical Society ...... 22,000 H

n i Swift Current Museum ...... 22,000 v e K

Ukrainian Museum of Canada of the Ukrainian Women's y b

o Association of Canada ...... 20,000 t o h

Total ...... 250,000 P

36 SASKCULTURE A YEAR IN REVIEW 2018-2019 Gallery Grant Program Resources from the CST are pooled with funding in the Arts Board’s Professional Arts Organization Program (PAOP) to provide 15 galleries with annual funding to support both their professional arts programs and services as well as governance, management, administrative and operational activities. Community-based galleries were supported in, Estevan, Moose Jaw, North Battleford, Prince Albert, Regina, C. Regina Beach, Saskatoon, Swift Current, Weyburn and Funding Programs Delivered by the Yorkton. Saskatchewan Arts Board Festivals Grant Program (SaskFestivals) The SaskFestivals program supports and encourages festival Artists in Schools organizations that celebrate arts and multiculturalism, and Artists in Schools programming provides schools and their have a positive impact on the arts community in communities support to offer arts-related activities that are Saskatchewan. The funding supports both artistic and linked to education outcomes through partnerships with administrative costs of a festival organization’s annual professional artists. The aim of these programs is to expand operations, as well as supporting artistic programs and/or access to meaningful artistic activities, increase student events that connect and engage professional artists and the engagement in learning, cultivate cross-disciplinary learning community in a festival setting. In 2018/19, a total of 24 skills and attitudes and foster a life-long interest in the arts. festival organizations were provided operational support and In 2018/19, 25 partnerships were supported in the an additional 18 projects were funded. Successful communities of Balcarres, Casa Rio, Green Lake, communities included Bengough, La Ronge, Paynton, Regina, Lloydminster, Meacham, Mervin, North Battleford, Regina, Manitou Beach, Moose Jaw, North Battleford, Saskatoon, St. Saskatoon and Turtleford. Funding also supports the LIVE Louis, Swift Current and Yorkton. (Live Interactive Video Education) Arts program that engages teachers and students in all corners of Saskatchewan in an Media Arts Grant interactive distance learning experience where professional The Media Arts Grant is delivered by the Arts Board under the artists broadcast grade-specific programs in dance, drama, auspices of the Professional Arts Organizations Program music and the visual arts through the Ministry of Education’s (PAOP), and provides operational support to non-profit, LIVE satellite network. In the 2018/19 school year, 8 community-based film, video and new media organizations workshop sessions were delivered through 32 broadcasts to throughout the province. In 2018/19,a total of 5 media arts an estimated 30,000 students. organizations were supported.

Artists in Communities Saskatchewan Arts Board Program Delivery These funding programs provide opportunities that allow The Saskatchewan Arts Board delivers the preceding five community-based applicants to engage in the arts through programs through a partnership agreement with SaskCulture. performances, exhibitions or workshops led by professional An operational grant is provided to the Arts Board to assist artists; to work with an artist in the research and development with the costs associated with the adjudication, administration of an artistic residency; community engagement through and overall program delivery of these funding programs. In hosting an artist-in-residence project by a professional artist addition, through this partnership, the Arts Board provides working in any art form; and Arts After Hours out-of-school arts administration services for Saskatoon Creative Kids. programming for children and youth. In 2018/19, 32 applicants were supported in the communities of Eastend, For more information on these grants, visit Forget, Fort Qu’Appelle, Gravelbourg, Maple Creek, Moose www.saskartsboard.com Jaw, Prince Albert, Regina, Saskatoon and Wakaw.

SASKCULTURE A YEAR IN REVIEW 2018-2019 37 Saskatchewan Lotteries Trust Fund for Sport, Culture and Recreation

E. Tri-Partite Block

Administration Centres for Sport, Culture and Recreation Operated by Sask Sport Inc., five Administration Centres for Sport, Culture and Recreation in Regina and Saskatoon, provide non-profit sport, culture and recreation organizations with comprehensive business services, such as a full-service print h t r

a shop, postal service, web site development and maintenance, g o

H bookkeeping, payroll services, over 51,000 square feet of office

n i v and storage space and multiple boardrooms with video e K

y conferencing services. The level of support paid from the b

o t Culture Section, based on usage of the centre by member o h

P organizations including SaskCulture, is 25 per cent.

D. Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations SaskCulture Block (FSIN) The Sport, Culture, Youth and Recreation Board of FSIN SaskCulture Operations receives an annual funding grant to enable direct support for sport, culture and recreation initiatives. The Culture Section’s SaskCulture receives an annual operating grant to support 2018/19 portion supported FSIN Sport, Culture, Recreation ongoing and new initiatives, as well as its own general and Youth department programming, including the Spirit of operations. Creative Kids and Culture Days administration Our Nations Cultural Celebration and Pow Wow ; that took costs are covered within this area. SaskCulture employs 19 place in Regina in the summer of 2018. full-time staff, which includes three positions dedicated to Creative Kids Saskatchewan. One additional temporary contract position was hired during the past year.

Global Functions This fund gives SaskCulture the capacity to respond to opportunities and build partnerships that will benefit the cultural community as a whole. This past year, Global Functions supported the RCMP Heritage Centre and Children's Discovery Museum (Nutrien Wonderhub), as well as bonding and liability insurance premiums for 30 provincial cultural organizations on the Minister’s Eligibility List.

Communities of Interest (COIs) In order to contribute to an effective SaskCulture that is fully

representative of, and informed by, the cultural community as a e d a

whole, SaskCulture contracts services or provides support b o s O

through the appropriate mechanisms to engage its COIs o y

including arts, heritage, multiculturalism, First Nations and Métis a s u B

initiatives and Cultural Industries. In 2018/19, these funds y b

included support to the Saskatchewan Arts Alliance and Heritage o t o

Saskatchewan. h P

38 SASKCULTURE A YEAR IN REVIEW 2018-2019 F. Other Shared Funding Initiatives with Sask Sport and Saskatchewan Parks and Recreation Association

Community Grant Program (CGP) The Community Grant Program assists in the development of sport, culture and recreation activities by providing lottery funding to over 1,000 communities through non-profit community organizations operated by volunteers. CGP funding is available to all communities in Saskatchewan including 82 First Nations, 35 northern settlements, 297 rural municipalities, 147 towns, 292 villages, 147 hamlets, and 16 cities. This program enables communities to address the needs of their population and provide programs that are inclusive and increase participation for Indigenous peoples, newcomers, seniors, the economically disadvantaged, persons with disabilities, and single-parent families. This funding supports 11 Dream Brokers working in Regina, Saskatoon, North Battleford, Prince Albert and Yorkton and over 3,700 initiatives annually, including approximately 1,000 culture programs and services, with funding allocation decisions made at the community level. The Culture Section of the Trust contributes 35 per cent of the approximate $7 million dollars allocated annually to the CGP.

Community Development Fund (CDF) The CDF provides funding to seven Sport, Culture and Recreation Districts to facilitate community development through enhanced access to sport, culture and recreation programming throughout the province. The Culture Section of the Trust contributes 30 per cent of the approximate $4 million dollars allocated annually to the Community Development Fund. In 2018/19, the CDF also supported 22 Northern Community School Recreation Coordinators. h t r a g o H

n i v e K

y b

s o t o h P

SASKCULTURE A YEAR IN REVIEW 2018-2019 39 t r o K

a d n i L

f o

y s e t r u o c

o t o h P

404 - 2125 11th Avenue Regina, SK S4P 3X3 [email protected] www.saskculture.ca